Kenji Misumi

Kenji Misumi

Known for
Directing
Born
March 2, 1921
Died
September 24, 1975 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Kyoto, Japan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series. He died at age 53. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenji Misumi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

Filmography

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Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon poster

Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon

Movie · Director

1980
Shogun Assassin poster

Shogun Assassin

Movie · Director

1975
Bounty Hunter poster

Bounty Hunter

TV · Director · 12 eps

1975
Priest of Darkness poster

Priest of Darkness

TV · Director · 3 eps

1974
The Last Samurai poster

The Last Samurai

Movie · Director

1974
Zatoichi Monogatari poster

Zatoichi Monogatari

TV · Director · 1 ep

1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Movie · Director

1973
Internal Sleuth poster

Internal Sleuth

Movie · Director

1973
Mute Samurai poster

Mute Samurai

TV · Director · 5 eps

1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Movie · Director

1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Movie · Director

1972
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice poster

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Movie · Director

1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Movie · Director

1972
Professional Killers poster

Professional Killers

TV · Director · 6 eps

1972
Kogarashi Monjiro poster

Kogarashi Monjiro

TV · Director · 1 ep

1971
The Gift of the Fox poster

The Gift of the Fox

Movie · Director

1971
The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule poster

The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule

Movie · Director

1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival poster

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Movie · Director

1970
The Angry Sword poster

The Angry Sword

Movie · Director

1969
Devil's Temple poster

Devil's Temple

Movie · Director

1969
The Magoichi Saga poster

The Magoichi Saga

Movie · Director

1968
Samaritan Zatoichi poster

Samaritan Zatoichi

Movie · Director

1968
The Two Bodyguards poster

The Two Bodyguards

Movie · Director

1968
The Funeral Racket poster

The Funeral Racket

Movie · Director

1967
Zatoichi Challenged poster

Zatoichi Challenged

Movie · Director

1967
Shroud of Snow poster

Shroud of Snow

Movie · Director

1967
The Homely Sister poster

The Homely Sister

Movie · Director

1967
The Sisters and I poster

The Sisters and I

Movie · Director

1966
Return of Giant Majin poster

Return of Giant Majin

Movie · Director

1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Movie · Director

1966
Dynamite Doctor poster

Dynamite Doctor

Movie · Director

1966
The Virgin Witness poster

The Virgin Witness

Movie · Director

1965
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi poster

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi

Movie · Director

1965
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert poster

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Movie · Director

1965
Sword Devil poster

Sword Devil

Movie · Director

1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Movie · Director

1965
Life of Matsu the Untamed poster

Life of Matsu the Untamed

Movie · Director

1964
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight poster

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Movie · Director

1964
Ken poster

Ken

Movie · Director

1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

Movie · Director

1964
On the Road Forever poster

On the Road Forever

Movie · Director

1963
Shinsengumi Chronicles poster

Shinsengumi Chronicles

Movie · Director

1963
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great poster

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

Movie · Director

1963
Maiko and the Assassin poster

Maiko and the Assassin

Movie · Director

1963
The Third Will poster

The Third Will

Movie · Director

1962
The Tale of Zatoichi poster

The Tale of Zatoichi

Movie · Director

1962
Destiny's Son poster

Destiny's Son

Movie · Director

1962
The Demon of Sendai's Castle poster

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

Movie · Director

1962
Her Hidden Past poster

Her Hidden Past

Movie · Director

1961
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark poster

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

Movie · Director

1961
Buddha poster

Buddha

Movie · Director

1960
What Price Love? poster

What Price Love?

Movie · Director

1960
Satan's Sword poster

Satan's Sword

Movie · Director

1960
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God poster

Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God

Movie · Director

1960
Patterns of Love poster

Patterns of Love

Movie · Director

1960
Princess Sen in Edo poster

Princess Sen in Edo

Movie · Director

1960
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider poster

The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider

Movie · Director

1959
The Ghost of Yotsuya poster

The Ghost of Yotsuya

Movie · Director

1959
Gambler and the Princess poster

Gambler and the Princess

Movie · Director

1959
The Lord Pretends poster

The Lord Pretends

Movie · Director

1959
A Thousand Flying Cranes poster

A Thousand Flying Cranes

Movie · Director

1958
The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall poster

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

Movie · Director

1958
Obsessive Snake poster

Obsessive Snake

Movie · Director

1958
Travels of Lord Mito poster

Travels of Lord Mito

Movie · Director

1958
Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono poster

Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono

Movie · Director

1957
Freelance Samurai poster

Freelance Samurai

Movie · Director

1956
The Fiery Magistrate poster

The Fiery Magistrate

Movie · Director

1956
Gonpachi poster

Gonpachi

Movie · Director

1956
Asataro the Crow poster

Asataro the Crow

Movie · Director

1956
Flowery Brothers poster

Flowery Brothers

Movie · Director

1955
Ginji of the Seven Faces poster

Ginji of the Seven Faces

Movie · Director

1955
The Shadow That Kills the Moon poster

The Shadow That Kills the Moon

Movie · Director

1955
The Rust Cleaner Sings poster

The Rust Cleaner Sings

Movie · Director

1954
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot poster

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

Movie · Director

1951
The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

Movie · Assistant Director